Piquet Carneiro weather in December

In December, Piquet Carneiro sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Piquet Carneiro's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piquet Carneiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:24 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Piquet Carneiro reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13524
23524
33524
43524
53524
63524
73524
83524
93524
103524
113524
123524
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293424
303424
313424

How December really feels in Piquet Carneiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Piquet Carneiro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°9814.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°10516.312.23.2
Mar31° / 23°14020.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°11819.411.93.5
May31° / 23°8112.811.74.3
Jun31° / 22°367.211.74.9
Jul32° / 22°203.711.74.9
Aug33° / 22°101.611.84.3
Sep35° / 23°30.7123.6
Oct35° / 24°14112.13.1
Nov35° / 24°61.212.33.0
Dec35° / 24°254.712.33.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46436
56436
66337
76337
86337
96139
106139
116139
126139
136040
146139
156040
166040
176040
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235743
245743
255644
265644
275644
285545
295545
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piquet Carneiro gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
67
78
88
99
1010
1111
1212
1313
1414
1515
1616
1717
1818
1919
2020
2120
2221
2321
2422
2522
2623
2724
2824
2925
3026
3127

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1143542
2143542
3143533
4142543
5141544
6141544
7140545
8139555
9138556
10136576
11135577
12134578
13133579
14132589
151315810
161305811
171295812
181285813
191275913
201265914
211265914
221255915
231255816
241245916
251245817
261245718
271235719
281235719
291225720
301225621
311215622

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2313light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:185:37
212.35:185:37
312.35:195:38
412.35:195:38
512.35:195:39
612.35:205:39
712.35:205:40
812.35:205:40
912.35:215:41
1012.35:215:41
1112.35:225:41
1212.35:225:42
1312.35:225:42
1412.35:235:43
1512.35:235:43
1612.35:245:44
1712.35:245:44
1812.35:255:45
1912.35:255:45
2012.35:265:46
2112.35:265:46
2212.35:275:47
2312.35:275:47
2412.35:275:48
2512.35:285:48
2612.35:285:49
2712.35:295:49
2812.35:295:49
2912.35:305:50
3012.35:305:50
3112.35:315:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Piquet Carneiro

In seasonPeak

None of Piquet Carneiro's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Piquet Carneiro's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Piquet Carneiro?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piquet Carneiro. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Piquet Carneiro in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Piquet Carneiro sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piquet Carneiro in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piquet Carneiro peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piquet Carneiro?

Piquet Carneiro sits at 5.8°S, 39.4°W, 251 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 24 km away.

Topography around Piquet Carneiro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Piquet Carneiro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piquet Carneiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around Piquet Carneiro is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Mombaça 24 km · Senador Pompeu 24 km · Acopiara 33 km · Solonópole 46 km · Pedra Branca 51 km · Quixelô 56 km · Iguatu 63 km · Quixeramobim 69 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Piquet Carneiro (-5.8036°, -39.4178°, elevation 251 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).